New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-25
ss much time as h. .ould with his family at homo ns

- muon Time as ne eould with his family ct homo. Then
proceeded to read him lecture You Conxressmen.
who make laws for the discipline the Navy and
Army, said, ought to taste little Of It yourselves
Now. Ihave been away for three years, and
was able to get just thirty days leave to visit posr
old mother whom have not been able to during all
that time, and have to hurry back before my leave
expires. so as TO avoid court IN aral yet you Cen
Cressmsa who make re guations for u.s. and 60
you please and draw pay all the time. When We
are absent on leave get only half pay you get full
pay whethsr you duty not Then again. ysu
USED 10 give ten cents mile for travelling expenses
and thinking that toe much cut us down to eight
cents a mile. At the time you vse yourselves
twenty cents mile for mileage, and ride railroad
passes which NC arc net able 70 get You prohibit q
naval or army officer from engaging In other
business yet Congressman do whatever he pleases
and half the House are absent from Washington for
weeks and ssmst~ss months at time attending to law
cases other private affairs. When Congressman dies
you vote his widow six months salary.
all his funeral expenses often amounting to
ak or seven thousand doilars When a naval officer
dies. you allow his widow months salary and
we have to pay mis- funeral expenses by o tarpaulin
muser-that is. his old comrades pass around tho hat
and collect sufficient money 10 foot the bills Perhaps
the Congressman who dies has served emily five ak
months, while the saval oil'er may have given MS
whole lie to the service Of his country We have got TO
pass law requiring &c. gr.ssnan to report al muster
every day what kick there wound he
taking liquor beard ship except medicinal stores
AVID has to ne served out 70 by the doctor whes We
OF the Capitol. atheu, h have your swn rules pro
hnitng IT, You make those rules yoqrselv.s asd the.
public may not knew what denagogues you are. Yen
blo spectacle on Garth is lot Of Congrss.e. sitting
around table IN the House restaurant drinking whiskey
gagged in the .o,t chIdi,s and absurd dsceI DO they
could possibly practice" ~
And what dii tho Congressman say to all this"
" He dds ANYTHING He had net ng to say. He
simply smiled and adnitted that WAS about right"
Senator Pamer Of Michigan, has the reputation OF be-
ing unusually clever aerdinnor speaker his versa
tty covering al everything from funny story
scrptural quotations. But at . supper Of cengssial
spirits last Thursday his standing Biblical scholar was
seriously taxed The Ibect under discussion was:
1" Does Prohibition prohibit An carly speaker. who
said he a Hebrew. declared that there was no pro-
hlbuor among his race and yet he asksdi
WHO ever heari OF drunken Jowf
This something OF reflection en- Prohibition.
which is Senator Paners hsbsy. and he determined to
give tho Hebrew gentleman few points On tho Jews
"wero not the Jewish hierarchy" he asked. gov
srnsd by that Lsvca law which says Thou shalt
net hold the cup 10 thy AeshsoPs lip'f"
At his point "A distinguished Virginia minister took
hand in the discussion.
e Hold o. Senator" said he. that Is not a correct
quotation"
my learned friend should remember" retorted the
Senator THAT IT Is tho letter which klleth asd the
spirit which maksth alive.
This srriptmral pari.y bovee the Senator aud the
divine hugely cuoved by the csspany. In a aOre
serious vein the Senator concluded:
d" I am Ihrd Party Prohbitisnist believe that
this reform will carried By OF the great parties
rou'rnii ug for he mastery ~ TINS Government
10 MOI expect that Tho movement Will save ave per sent
those have the alcohslc habit liked upsn thsm,
but do believe the b isIt-ss will be ls&do ditrepitt
bile. tho young men will have tH- snares which beet
them AZ ever, Corner emsved and that Temperance ami
,obirf, will prevail rhc inove~rnt Will not down.
1nc men a MI women OF Anerlc. whs save csdrcn are
alive Issue Is confined to tho socalled
cranks ana fanatics